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The Possibilities of Black Power History in Newark

April 1, 2019March 31, 2019 Peter Blackmer #NationWithinANation, black nationalism, black politics, Black Power, black radical tradition

*This post is part of our online roundtable celebrating the 20-year anniversary of the publication of Komozi Woodard’s A Nation Within

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1968: Soul Music and the Year of Black Power

December 31, 2018January 29, 2019 Mark Anthony Neal Black Power, black protest, culture, music

James Brown’s iconic song “Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud” was released in August 1968, seemingly a

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Black Lives Matter, Black Power, and the Role of White Allies

December 12, 2018December 24, 2018 Say Burgin Activism, black lives matter

The Movement for Black Lives has revived many familiar debates, one of which revolves around the question of the role

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Corporate Influence and the Legacy of Black Power

November 6, 2018November 11, 2018 E. James West Black Panther Party, Black Power, black protest, Black radicalism, capitalism, police violence, Resistance

My recent piece for Black Perspectives examined the relationship between Nike and Spike Lee in the wake of the company’s

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Beauty, Black Power, and Black Student Activism in Memphis

October 10, 2018October 17, 2018 Shirletta Kinchen Activism, black protest, Black women, race, racism, Unseen Light

*This post is part of our online forum on Aram Goudsouzian and Charles McKinney’s An Unseen Light “Everybody come in that’s going to jail with

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